Win: Tom Lee (9-2) Loss: Bill Shields (7-5)
Save: Bert Busch (11)
Inning: 1 Boston Zachery Colson pitching. Frank Loman grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McKean lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ryan Herndon pitching. Matt Gunson grounds out to the shortstop. John Ainge strikes out. Ed Woods grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Gary Schauer singles to left field. Del Gleason walks. Cecil Bluma grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Schauer advances to third on the play. Del Gleason advances to second on the play. Sam Wilhelm strikes out. Alex Church walks. Ryan Herndon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Randy Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Norlis Lafourcade grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Reynolds singles to right field. Bobo Shinault strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Frank Loman hits a home run. Hal Carter pops out to the first baseman. Bill McKean strikes out. Gary Schauer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tiger Woods doubles to right field. Zachery Colson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Matt Gunson bunts for a base hit. Tiger Woods scores. John Ainge doubles to center field. Matt Gunson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Woods singles to right field. John Ainge scores. Randy Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Woods advances to second on the play. Norlis Lafourcade strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Del Gleason flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Bluma walks. Cecil Bluma steals second. Sam Wilhelm grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Church grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Henry Reynolds pops out to the third baseman. Bobo Shinault grounds out to the shortstop. Tiger Woods pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ryan Herndon reached on a fielding error by Bobo Shinault. Frank Loman strikes out. Hal Carter grounds out to the catcher. Ryan Herndon advances to second on the play. Bill McKean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Zachery Colson grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Gunson strikes out. John Ainge grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Gary Schauer singles to left field. Del Gleason pops out to the first baseman. Gary Schauer steals second. Cecil Bluma walks. Sam Wilhelm flies out to the center fielder. Alex Church doubles to right field. Gary Schauer scores. Cecil Bluma uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryan Herndon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Woods doubles to center field. Randy Johnson strikes out. Norlis Lafourcade hits an infield single to the pitcher. Henry Reynolds singles to right field. Ed Woods scores. Russ Tabor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobo Shinault singles to right field. Norlis Lafourcade scores. Tiger Woods strikes out. Zachery Colson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Frank Loman strikes out. Hal Carter doubles to center field. Tommy Gossett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill McKean flies out to the right fielder. Gary Schauer hits a home run. Hal Carter scores. Tom Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Gleason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Matt Gunson walks. John Ainge singles to left field. Ed Woods grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Matt Gunson advances to third on the play. Randy Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Cecil Bluma flies out to the left fielder. Sam Wilhelm strikes out. Alex Church walks. Emil Conley is pinch hitting for Russ Tabor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Emil Conley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Shields pitching. Norlis Lafourcade grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Reynolds singles to right field. Bobo Shinault grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Henry Reynolds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tiger Woods singles to center field. Art Mumphrey is pinch hitting for Tom Lee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Mumphrey doubles to center field. Bobo Shinault scores. Tiger Woods uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Richardt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Gunson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Bert Busch pitching. Frank Loman grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McKean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Livingston did not respond to coaching in control Nick Stahl improves in control Jon Barr improves in velocity Larry Livingston did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill McIvor did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Casey Cheadle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Casey Cheadle improves in arm Mark Kohlman improves in range Bob Satriano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty